Long story short, I am 25 and I made a bad tattoo decision when I was 18. If anyone is familiar with The Punisher comic book, I’ve got the skull logo about 5 inches wide by 7 inches tall in solid black between my shoulder blades. I’m just not a fan of having it anymore.

I am planning to go the route of laser removal in a few years or so, but for now I would like to fade it a bit if possible. I have extremely fair skin and tend to burn badly in the sun unless I completely slather myself in sunscreen multiple times a day.

My question is, if I go the beach and intentionally avoid putting sunscreen on the tattooed area, will this help it fade and make removal easier later on? Any potential complications with this, or would it just be a waste of time?